Overall, room size good, clean and reasonably comfortable. Location for airport users decent.
However, service leaves much to be desired. I understand there are 4 star hotels (e.g. Novotel on Stevens in Singapore is an example of how good things could be) and '4 star hotels' (e.g. like the Crowne Plaza in question) and thus I wasn't expecting the service level of a Sofitel or Marriott but I was still surprised at how bad things were.
List form given there were multiple (admittedly small with the exception of point 2) aggravating issues:
1. A staff member stood and watched as I struggled with bags upon getting out of the car. A friendly nod, but no help.
2. The receptionist was particularly dire. She saw my travel rucksack, decided I was apparently a only a poor backpacker and possibly not deserving of respect, and treated me as such. I would like to apologise on record here for encroaching upon her time.
Given this is only the Crowne Plaza I wasn't expecting anything fawning or particularly deferential, but the overt disdain and hostility was particularly evident. Even if I were a backpacker, I still deserved basic respect as a human being. It would be more prudent for the staff to understand that should they want to act like they are entitled to a certain level of customer, the product on offer should probably match that expectation in the first place.
3. No soap. No shampoo. Just empty bottles.
4. Biscuit wrappers strewn on the floor of the lift.
5. I called down for help with the bags upon my departure. The staff member who came up had no trolley. It had to be explained to him that perhaps a trolley would be helpful. So he sauntered slowly down to get it. Meanwhile, my taxi was waiting. Waiting. A little common sense may have been ideal there.
I don't usually write reviews and in fact usually read them with a raised eye-brow, as I think a lot of people tend to expect six star service on a two star price point, and I also have a significant amount of sympathy for public-facing workers, given how entitled and plainly lacking in common sense so many customers seem to be. Despite this, my experience at this hotel was simply so poor that I just had to do something - and writing a review is probably healthier than dressing down that receptionist, which was what I truly wanted to do.
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